Re: [dcplusplus-devel] Idea of PING extension for hublist pingers

[Jacek S. <arn...@gm...>]

Technically, these could be added to the existing ADC INF so that clients can detect them when
logging in...and then possibly have an additional flag in the client INF which says "I'm a pinger"...

/J

Eugen wrote:
> === PING - Pinger extension
> This extension can be supported by both clients and hubs, and when 
> present, if hub
> supports it, it must send additional information to the client ( 
> otherwise normal
> base client)
> 
> When the client supporting the PING command connects, the hub must send its
> normal INF along with the following added fields ( none mandatory, if 
> not present,
> it means hub has no restrictions in that matter ):
> 
> HH - Hub Host address ( DNS or IP )
> WS - Hub Website
> OW - Hub Owner name
> UC - Current User count
> SS - Total share size
> SF - Total files shared
> MS - Minimum share required to enter hub ( bytes )
> XS - Maximum share for entering hub ( bytes )
> ML - Minimum slots required to enter hub
> XL - Maximum slots for entering hub
> MU - Minimum hubs connected where clients can be users
> MR - Minimum hubs connected where client can be registered
> MO - Minimum hubs connected where client can be operators
> XU - Maximum hubs connected where clients can be users
> XR - Maximum hubs connected where client can be registered
> XO - Maximum hubs connected where client can be operators
> MC - Maximum possible clients ( users ) who can connect
> 
> Inherited fields from BASE:
> NI - Hub Name
> DE - Hub Topic
> VE- Hub software version
> HU - This information is about the hub
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The hub may decide to disconnect pinger after all information is sent, 
> or continue
> to send the user list as for a normal user ( move to NORMAL state ).
> 
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